Msgt Force (Ret.)

MSgt Ernest Ted Kardys, 94, of Savannah, Georgia and widower of Mavine Hartley Kardys, died Sunday afternoon, August 30, 2015, at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center in Richmond Hill with Melanie and Tony by his side.



Mr. Kardys was born on April 12, 1921 in Hartford, Connecticut and was a veteran of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, having served in the United States Air Force. He was the last surviving local member of the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum and was retired from Armstrong State University.



Surviving are his daughter, Leah Kaye Barnes of Brunswick, Georgia; his son, Keith Douglas Kardys of Savannah, Georgia; four grandchildren, Melanie Barnes and her husband, Tony Ballweg, Hilary Barnes and her husband, Michael, Chelsea Barnes and her husband, Kyle, and Brian Barnes and his wife, April; six great-grandchildren, PFC Justice Barnes, Adriene Gaskin, Grady Vaughn, Tarilyn Turner, Christopher Barnes and Tyler Barnes; a number of nieces and nephews, and his neighbor who was also one of his caregivers, Miriam Walker.



The memorial service honoring both Mr. and Mrs. Kardys will be held Saturday at 2 o'clock in the chapel of Gamble Funeral Service ' 410 Stephenson Avenue.



Remembrances: Wounded Warrior Project ' Post Office Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517



The family would like to thank the staff of Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation and his neighbor Miriam Walker for all of their help and support.